The Lost Heiress: Never Forgiven (Sierra Xander) novel Chapter 496

Maddox walked in quickly. The moment he saw Sierra, he asked bluntly, “Do you know what Johnathan is doing?”

“What do you mean?” Sierra replied calmly.

“I just got word—he’s gone to international waters. What’s he planning?”

Since things had gotten this far, Sierra didn’t see the point in hiding it.

“He’s going after White.”

“White? Is he insane?” Maddox’s face filled with urgency. “He knows White is untouchable.”

“And why exactly is White untouchable?” Sierra’s eyes narrowed. “Do you know something we don’t?”

Maddox pressed his lips together. “Several departments see him as valuable. He’s invested a lot of money in the country.”

“So what you’re saying is, as long as there’s money involved, any betrayal of conscience is fair game?”

Her voice was sharp. Maddox frowned.

“That’s not what I meant.”

“Then what if I told you he was targeting us?”

“That’s impossible,” Maddox said, shaking his head. “He promised—”

He stopped mid-sentence, realizing the slip. His face tensed.

Sierra wasn’t surprised—just disappointed.

“So you knew. You knew all along he was dirty, and you kept it from Johnathan. Maddox, Professor Yaeger has always treated you like his closest friend. You knew what happened to him last time. How could you do this?”

She was genuinely heartbroken.

She had always liked Johnathan’s group of friends. Even after the last leak, neither she nor Johnathan wanted to believe any of them were responsible.

But Maddox had betrayed that trust.

If she felt this awful, how much worse would Johnathan feel when he found out? He’d pretended to brush it off, but she knew he cared deeply.

Maddox’s expression was grim. It took him a while before he finally spoke.

“I only learned the full truth later. At the time, I didn’t mean to cause any harm. I casually mentioned something to someone around me. I never thought it would leak.”

The rest had spiraled out of his control.

The Treno family might have clout, but there were still people above him. He wasn’t free. He had superiors. What choice did he have?

He’d tried to set conditions—he’d insisted Johnathan couldn’t be harmed.

But now, looking back, it was clear he’d failed.

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